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Mounds View City Council November 26, 2001 ''~ Regular Meeting Page 6 John Wharton of 7462 Spring Lake Road indicated that the previous owner had signed the lease and the new owner has agreed to honor the lease. He then indicated that the lease is part of the premise permit that needs to be submitted to the State Control Board by Friday. He also indicated that the Lions are making improvements to the business. Mayor Sonterre clarified that the Resolution does not extend the contract with the establishment but allows the Lions to operate the charitable gambling according to state regulations. Mayor Sonterre asked City Attorney Riggs whether passing the Resolution would affect the ability of the City to go back and revisit the Ordinances concerning charitable gambling in the City, if needed. City Attorney Riggs indicated that passing the Resolution does not bind the City legislatively and noted the City could change the Ordinance if need be. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Thomas. To Approve Consent Agenda Item 6H as Presented. Council Member Stigney made a point of order that he feels it is customary to have the person who pulls an item off the Consent Agenda speaking first. City Attorney Riggs indicated that it is not necessary to have the person who pulled the item off the Consent Agenda speaking first. He indicated that the matter is a procedural decision of Council and Council needs to decide how it wants to handle the matter. He indicated that items pulled from the Consent Agenda are to be treated as any other item. He then indicated that it seems that Council has gone to the position of having a motion on the table before discussion. Council Member Marty indicated that Council had discussed this matter during the budget process but it has never been a subject or an agenda item at a work session so it has never really been formally presented to Council. He stated that he does not feel a City the size of Mounds View needs an Assistant City Administrator because the budget cannot afford it. He then noted that starting the individual off at $59,573.00 means that by the time the individual reaches Step 5 the pay increases to over $70,000. Council Member Marty commented that he feels the job descriptions of the City Administrator and the Assistant to the City Administrator need to be reviewed to make sure that the duties those individuals were hired for are being handled according to the job descriptions for those positions. Mayor Sonterre asked whether the incumbent position holder with her current position and pointing would exceed Step 1 pay for this proposed new position. City Administrator Miller indicated she would not. Mayor Sonterre asked whether it would be more appropriate to start her at Step 1.